Monitoring bramble pests

摘要

There are several insects that may target your bramble crop, but controlling them is easy if you plan ahead. Bramble growers, be on the lookout. There are forces out there, in the form of tiny insect pests, that may be taking aim on your field at anytime. How are you going to fight them? The first thing you need to do is seek them out and find them, then come up with a strategy for knocking them out. According to Rick Weinzierl, an Extension specialist in entomology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, there are some major pests bramble growers should be aware of. These pests can cause serious damage. But if you know how to find them, controlling them is not too difficult.